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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Exercise for the day
I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. Let's hear it for variety! (Lemons, lemonade, with Splenda, of course!)  SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). >I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. >Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. I didn't get to do any shovelling yesterday, my landlord did it all. I pretty much passed out when I got home. But we may get a little more snow by friday. I did walk about 2.5 miles yesterday carrying a laptop bag that weighs 23 lbs. Shoulders were killing me. Any activity is good activity! Course, I'd rather it was warm against so I can dig up the lawn and get it ready for vegetables! >Let's hear it for variety! > >(Lemons, lemonade, with Splenda, of course!) DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/316/Mar-315/200 Atkins since Jan 12, 2004 > I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. > > Let's hear it for variety! > > (Lemons, lemonade, with Splenda, of course!) Yup. I'm about to go out and shovel. Had to wait for Sleeping Beauty, who had no school, to get up. Now I just have to dry my hair. SignatureJean B. >I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. >Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. We got a light dusting, and it's already melted. Sorry you had to work so hard! Time for a nice bubble bath. Carol Signature227/221.5/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 we didn't ge any snow. had a bit last week but nothing to be bothered shoveling. i don't have to worry about that i live in an apartment building angie > >I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > >Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Carol Are you shovelling snow or dirt? Since you're making lemonade and not hot chocolate, I'm guessing dirt? I will have to spend at least part of the next few days raking the yard for pine needles. I have 36 Ponderosa Pine trees in my yard, so there are a HECK of a lot of pine needles to rake and remove from the roof each year. Amazingly, the temperature right now is 70 degrees. Last year at this time we had a HUGE snowstorm. We'll still get a few snowstorms before May, no doubt. I have some pictures I took of our snowstorm last year, if anybody is interested. They are here: http://www.rockymountaindata.com/snowstorm/ SignatureMark S. J. 316/251.5/155 --Pull the weeds to reply by email-- -- > I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. > > Let's hear it for variety! > > (Lemons, lemonade, with Splenda, of course!) > Are you shovelling snow or dirt? > Since you're making lemonade and not hot chocolate, I'm guessing dirt? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Last year at this time we had a HUGE snowstorm. We'll still get a few > snowstorms before May, no doubt. Here in the SF Bay Area we are continuing to have summer weather (it's in the 80s most days). This has been going on for almost two weeks now. It's really bizarre weather for early to mid-March, even for California. SignatureSaffire 205/165/125 - 5'2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 I lived in the SF Bay area for a while, quite some time ago. I went to boot camp for the US Coast Guard in Alameda in 1977, then was stationed in Petaluma for 9 months of school, into 1978. I really enjoyed it there, it was beautiful. Regarding the weather, the first 3 months I was there, the SF Bay area was in a drought, and people were told to not water lawns, to put bricks in their toilets, all that stuff. The next few months it literally rained almost every day! Mark. > > Are you shovelling snow or dirt? > > Since you're making lemonade and not hot chocolate, I'm guessing dirt? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > most days). This has been going on for almost two weeks now. It's really > bizarre weather for early to mid-March, even for California. > Are you shovelling snow or dirt? > Since you're making lemonade and not hot chocolate, I'm guessing dirt? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > They are here: > http://www.rockymountaindata.com/snowstorm/ Lemonade: Making lemonade out of lemons - it's a saying, meaning: when life gives you bad things, see the good in them. In this case, the horrid snow shoveling meant a different form of exercise. Is no one well-read these days? SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). > > Are you shovelling snow or dirt? > > Since you're making lemonade and not hot chocolate, I'm guessing dirt? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Is no one well-read these days? Nancy, I am quite well read, thank you for your smartass reply to my friendly post. If you had worded it similarly to the original euphemism, perhaps people would have realized that you weren't literally making lemonade. Personally, I enjoy shovelling snow for the added exercise it brings. If you consider shovelling snow to be a "life giving you lemons" experience, then so be it. Thank you, Mark. > Are you shovelling snow or dirt? > Since you're making lemonade and not hot chocolate, I'm guessing dirt? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > They are here: > http://www.rockymountaindata.com/snowstorm/ It was snow here but not as much as depicted in your photo, thank goodness. More light snow now, and another storm tomorrow night I guess. I just leave the needles under my pines to make a naturalized area.... SignatureJean B. > I just leave the needles under my pines to make a naturalized > area.... I would leave the needles under the pines, but in Colorado they become a fire danger in late summer, especially when they build up into a thick carpet. Mark. > I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. > > Let's hear it for variety! > > (Lemons, lemonade, with Splenda, of course!) The temperature is 81 here today. And very windy. What were you shoveling? Pat in TX > The temperature is 81 here today. And very windy. What were you shoveling? I really, really hate you :P~~~ Marsha/Ohio (recently dumped upon with 3" snow) > > I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > > Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pat in TX Bite me. :-) (Please note, that was with a HUGE smile...) Keeping in mind that my husband is in North Carolina, where it is also tolerable. SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). > I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. I tell people that the reason I train all year is for snow shoveling season. You get exercise and you're able to see the results of your efforts right away. My enthusiasm is probably due to the fact that I live in NYC (Brooklyn) so I don't have the ability to do much labor outside. Lucky for my neighbors however. I shovel our house plus the next two houses to the right (since they have absent landlords who pay me once a year for my efforts), then the three car indoor garage to our left (since we use one of the spots), then the next house over which sits on a corner so its double duty, and finally the house across the street for an elderly couple (if someone hasn't beaten me to it -- many of us in the neighborhood lookout for them). They're saying that Friday is suppose to bring us the heavies snow of the season and I'm excited! SignatureRudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at: http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm :: Nancy Howells wrote: ::: I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] :: They're saying that Friday is suppose to bring us the heavies snow of :: the season and I'm excited! Wow....excited about shoveling snow!!! I hope you have a good mp3 player to make that time go by quickly, and I'm glad I live in the south (now).... :) > :: Nancy Howells wrote: > ::: I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > make that time go by quickly, and I'm glad I live in the south (now).... > :) Yep. I can't get excited by snow, either. Not so much the shoveling, but the snow itself. I am very much looking forward to spring. SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). Come on up to New Hampshire, I still have 1 ft of snow on the ground- you can shovel out my yard, so maybe I'll see tulips before May! lol SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/208/150 5"8 > > > :: Nancy Howells wrote: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > I am very much looking forward to spring. > Wow....excited about shoveling snow!!! I hope you have a good mp3 player to > make that time go by quickly, and I'm glad I live in the south (now).... :) My mp3 player works well for me and has an FM radio, but more and more I'm using my mp3 player to read me all those nets saves that I'm just not getting around to printing out. It works well for most text unless there's a lot of numerical information... that I absorb better reading then listening. SignatureRudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at: http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm :: Roger Zoul wrote: :: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] :: unless there's a lot of numerical information... that I absorb better :: reading then listening. Is there a text to voice translator somewhere? > Is there a text to voice translator somewhere? I think there's a couple. The one I use is TextAloud MP3, see: http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/ You can download it and use it for a fair amount of time before you buy. It was surprising how much I ended up using it and so I purchased it and bought some of the extra voices. You certainly could do without the extra voices, but in all its been great. The converted files take up amazingly little room. The downside is that occasionally it won't pronounce a word correctly and I have to scan back and figure out what it meant. Also, like I mentioned before, it there's a lot of numerical information, listening doesn't work for me, I have to see the information in print to 'get' the points. FYI, it will let you insert pauses into the text. That's been handy for when there's a list. For example: I wanted to memorized the amendments (and articles) of the constitution and the years they were ratified, so I had to insert pauses after each so I could mentally digest it well. SignatureRudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at: http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm > > I'd say the hour of shoveling counts as my exercise for the day. > > Certainly I've found back, arm and hand muscles I didn't know I had. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > They're saying that Friday is suppose to bring us the heavies snow of > the season and I'm excited! I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of winter. Seems to me it started the second week of September. Now, I know that's not exactly true - I remember some really nice days in the autumn - but it feels like it for various reasons. The issue with snow-shoveling for me is the slope at the end of the drive, which assists gravity. I don't think I need to paint a picture. I don't mind the actual activity - I just wish it were on a flat surface. Though still fat, I don't have as much padding on the backside as I once had, and no longer bounce. SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). > I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of winter. > Seems to me it started the second week of September. Now, I know that's [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Though still fat, I don't have as much padding on the backside as I once > had, and no longer bounce. At the risk of....the Bradford plums are in full blood, as are the Forsythia bushes, the apple trees and the Dogwoods. Daffodils have been blooming for some time, and Red Bud trees are glorious in their pink/red blossoms. And now, I am going to duck and run. Pat in TX >> I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of winter. >> Seems to me it started the second week of September. Now, I know that's [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Pat in TX Yeah, but it's March. That means it's not going to get cool in TX until when -- December? I moved from AZ because I simply could not take another 9 month summer. At least when it's cold, I can put on clothes. When it's 80/90/100/110/120 what do you do, especially if you're active? And it's going to be 90 (90!!!!) today in Phoenix, and there's still April and May before you get to the really hot months of June, July, and August. It never cools off there. SignatureBob in CT Remove ".x" to reply :::: I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of :::: winter. Seems to me it started the second week of September. Now, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] :: and there's still April and May before you get to the really hot :: months of June, July, and August. It never cools off there. Oh Gawd....I remember once going from Houston to LA along I10...I stopped over in Phoenix for the night...at midnight it was 95 degrees...and Houston wasn't any better. > :: Yeah, but it's March. That means it's not going to get cool in TX > :: until when -- December? I moved from AZ because I simply could not [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Houston > wasn't any better. My DH works for Intel, and they keep threatening a move to Chandler, AZ. I keep asking if he still wants to be married. ;-) SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). > Yeah, but it's March. That means it's not going to get cool in TX until > when -- December? I moved from AZ because I simply could not take another [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > before you get to the really hot months of June, July, and August. It > never cools off there. Why, we go outside and do whatever we want. We acclimate gradually to the heat until we accept it as just a part of the day. We ride our bikes. I have done two Hotter 'n' Hell Hundreds. How "cool" do you think the temps were that day? And, I am offended. Offended, I tell you. Do you not remember it snowed here once in February--this year! This very year! So there! harrumph! Pat in TX Yeah, but it's a dry heat. > >> I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of winter. > >> Seems to me it started the second week of September. Now, I know that's [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > before you get to the really hot months of June, July, and August. It > never cools off there. :: Yeah, but it's a dry heat. Yeah, but once it gets up to 110+ it don't matter. Hell is hell. It's a good thing that El Paso is usually 10 degrees cooler than Phoenix. A veritable oasis we have here. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > :: Yeah, but it's a dry heat. > > Yeah, but once it gets up to 110+ it don't matter. Hell is hell. >When it's >80/90/100/110/120 what do you do, especially if you're active? And it's >going to be 90 (90!!!!) today in Phoenix, and there's still April and May >before you get to the really hot months of June, July, and August. It >never cools off there. >Bob in CT Yeah, but it's a dry heat ;0) Okay, I'll stop now. Yvonne >it's not going to get cool in TX until >when -- December? I moved from AZ because I simply could not take another >9 month summer. At least when it's cold, I can put on clothes. When it's >80/90/100/110/120 what do you do, especially if you're active? You turn on the a/c! LOL! A friend of mine is coming out to visit this summer, and made a comment about how stupid it was of her to go to TX in July. I told her she wouldn't even notice. We go from air conditioned buildings to air conditioned cars, and don't stay outside until the sun goes down. Unless we're in the pool of course! At least it cools off at night here. When I lived in Houston, I would go out at daybreak, and within 5 minutes I would be sopping wet and sticky. I'm sorry, but nature intended that to be a crisp, slightly chilly time of day. Which further proved to me Houston is not natural. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/238/180 >At the risk of....the Bradford plums are in full blood, as are the Forsythia >bushes, the apple trees and the Dogwoods. Daffodils have been blooming for >some time, and Red Bud trees are glorious in their pink/red blossoms. And >now, I am going to duck and run. My exercise for the day was 30 minutes on an elliptical machine at the rec center gym. And they have those right by the windows, so the sun was shining in on me this morning, and I could see flowers blooming in the beds below. Tranquil and soothing. Ironically, I had Marilyn Manson playing on my iPod. LOL! LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/238/180 ::: At the risk of....the Bradford plums are in full blood, as are the ::: Forsythia bushes, the apple trees and the Dogwoods. Daffodils have [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] :: blooming in the beds below. Tranquil and soothing. Ironically, I had :: Marilyn Manson playing on my iPod. LOL! Ohh.....another iPodder. Cool. >Ohh.....another iPodder. Cool. Yes! I love my iPod, and contribute the fact that I'm sticking to my exercise plan to it's wonderfulness. (well, not 100%, but it's a big help!) When I see people at the gym fumbling with big awkward CD players, I'm thankful I can play anything I want, any time I want with a touch of my finger. The best part is that it was a gift from my best friend, and every time I see the engraving on the back, I think about how surprised she'll be when I see her this summer! (I'm keeping my weight loss a secret for maximum impact when I go back home, LOL!) LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/238/180 ::: Ohh.....another iPodder. Cool. :: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] :: keeping my weight loss a secret for maximum impact when I go back :: home, LOL!) That's really cool....when she sees you again she'll really feel good about giving you such a gift! I use mine when I ride my stationary and when I walk. I've been riding the stationary a lot lately, but now that spring is here I'll start walking some. I don't bother with the iPod at the gym, though. IMO, MP3 players can become a distraction that could result in getting hurt :( (droping a 45 lb plate on your foot or not realizing that someone is near you with something heavy). I'm thinking about buying one of those lighter holders for my car with a feed for my tape player. Then I'll be able to carry all that music back/forth to work and on long trips. >That's really cool....when she sees you again she'll really feel good about >giving you such a gift! That's my plan! >I use mine when I ride my stationary and when I walk. I've been riding the >stationary a lot lately, but now that spring is here I'll start walking >some. I don't bother with the iPod at the gym, though. IMO, MP3 players >can become a distraction that could result in getting hurt :( (droping a 45 >lb plate on your foot or not realizing that someone is near you with >something heavy). Oh I wouldn't use it on weight machines. But I devote a lot of my time to the eliptical machine, and it's PERFECT for that. >I'm thinking about buying one of those lighter holders for my car with a >feed for my tape player. Then I'll be able to carry all that music >back/forth to work and on long trips. The tape deck feed actually sounds pretty damn good. (a lot better than I expected) I recently got a new car with a CD player though, and had to have it hardwired for the iPod. Luckily it had an auxiliary mode, so it was easy. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/238/180 ::: That's really cool....when she sees you again she'll really feel ::: good about giving you such a gift! [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] :: Oh I wouldn't use it on weight machines. But I devote a lot of my :: time to the eliptical machine, and it's PERFECT for that. Yeah...I agree. If I did an elliptical, I used my iPod then. ::: I'm thinking about buying one of those lighter holders for my car ::: with a feed for my tape player. Then I'll be able to carry all that ::: music back/forth to work and on long trips. :: :: The tape deck feed actually sounds pretty damn good. (a lot better :: than I expected) That's good to hear! :: I recently got a new car with a CD player though, :: and had to have it hardwired for the iPod. What you mean? Did you put in a mount for your iPod? :: Luckily it had an :: auxiliary mode, so it was easy. So it has a plug for a mini connector on front? I wish mine did... >That's good to hear! > >:: I recently got a new car with a CD player though, >:: and had to have it hardwired for the iPod. > >What you mean? Did you put in a mount for your iPod? No, no mount. Luckily my car has a slot in the console that the iPod fits into perfectly. The cup holder cradle is pretty cool though, I check it out whenever I'm at the Apple store, but it wouldn't work in my car. >:: Luckily it had an >:: auxiliary mode, so it was easy. > >So it has a plug for a mini connector on >front? I wish mine did... No, it had to be wired from the back, with a special connector. Right now the wire is just out there, but I plan on running it under the center console and drilling a small hole for it. But if a CD player doesn't have the front connector, auxiliary mode, or the model doesn't have a convertor from a 6-disk changer plug, you're stuck with an FM transmitter as your only option. Since I live in Dallas, that doesn't work (I'd have to change the station 10 times while driving across town).I don't have a car charger for it. I don't drive *that* much, and the battery will last all day with my normal usage. According to the guy who wired it for me, I get much better sound with the hardwiring over the tape converter, since it's "all digital". But since I went from a car with a fantastic speaker system, to a car with so-so speakers, I can't really tell a difference. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 5'7" 265/219/140 & hubby- 6' 310/238/180 >I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of winter. >Seems to me it started the second week of September. Now, I know that's >not exactly true - I remember some really nice days in the autumn - but >it feels like it for various reasons. >Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). I heard a rumor that Spring is cancelled this year ;0) Yvonne > I heard a rumor that Spring is cancelled this year ;0) > > Yvonne I found it. It's here. Pat in TX > I'm glad you're cool with it, really I am - but I'm tired of winter. While shoveling is a good deal for me, I am tired of winter as well. Mostly I'm tired of wearing a coat. I overheat pretty easily and hate having to wear a coat for the short time I'm outside between home and the subway, work, or stores. SignatureRudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at: http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm > They're saying that Friday is suppose to bring us the heavies snow of > the season and I'm excited! Wow Rudy, you really enjoy shovelling snow! I enjoy it for the exercise and the sense of accomplishment of seeing the cleared sidewalk and driveway. It's funny, but the most enjoyable part to me is seeing the sun do the job of melting that last little bit that I can't get up with the shovel. I have to get up early to shovel, though! All my neighbors have snow blowers, and if I don't get out before they do one of them will clear my driveway before I can even get to it. I can't seem to get them to understand that I WANT to use the shovel on my driveway! Often I'll be in the middle of shovelling, and one of them will just come to the end of the driveway and start blowing. I try to politely tell them that I appreciate their offer but really want to do it with the shovel, and the response is usually a head-shake like I'm crazy. Oh, well! SignatureMark S. J. 316/249.5/155 --Pull the weeds to reply by email-- -- > Wow Rudy, you really enjoy shovelling snow! Dang, it doesn't look like there'll be a need today. It seems they must overestimated the amounts and temps. So far (its 11A) my side of the street just needs a little salt and no shoveling. We'll may have to wait for next year for the next shoveling session SignatureRudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond. "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata Check out the a.s.d.l-c FAQ at: http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm April is our snowiest month. Hard to believe with it being almost 80 degrees today! Almost everything in my garden is up already, (perennials and annuals, no veggies), and I have to mow my front yard this weekend. That's springtime in Colorado; a week of no freezing weather then a foot of snow. Mark. > > Wow Rudy, you really enjoy shovelling snow! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > We'll may have to wait for next year for the next shoveling session |
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